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Ecological Relevance Determines Task Priority in Older Adults’ Multitasking

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  • Michail Doumas
  • Ralf Th. Krampe

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Objectives. Multitasking is a challenging aspect of human behavior, especially if the concurrently performed tasks are different in nature. Several studies demonstrated pronounced performance decrements (dual-task costs) in older adults for combinations of cognitive and motor tasks. However, patterns of costs among component tasks differed across studies and reasons for participants’ resource allocation strategies remained elusive.

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  • Michail Doumas & Ralf Th. Krampe, 2015. "Ecological Relevance Determines Task Priority in Older Adults’ Multitasking," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(3), pages 377-385.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:3:p:377-385.
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    1. Michail Doumas & Michael A. Rapp & Ralf Th. Krampe, 2009. "Working Memory and Postural Control: Adult Age Differences in Potential for Improvement, Task Priority, and Dual Tasking," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 64(2), pages 193-201.
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